Licensure Programs

Teacher Education Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, and Current Educators

Purdue University’s College of Education offers numerous and diversified Teacher Education Programs that result in eligibility for an Indiana Professional Educator’s License, including program options in both Instruction and Administration. Applicants can choose from undergraduate and graduate programs while earning a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Educational Specialist, or a Doctorate degree, depending upon the licensure program. The College of Education at Purdue University is nationally accredited at the initial-licensure level by CAEP, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The College of Education will undergo a national review of its advanced licensure programs in Teacher Education by CAEP in the spring of 2022. Upon CAEP review and Indiana Department of Education recommendation, the College of Education at Purdue University is also accredited at the state level by the Indiana State Board of Education. For more information regarding accreditation, please visit our accreditation page.

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Undergraduate Programs

Agricultural Education

Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Agriculture (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Chinese Studies – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chinese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Classical Studies – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Latin (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs

Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Early Childhood Education (P-3), Mild Intervention (P-3) and Early Literacy (P-5)

Elementary Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Early Literacy (P-5), Reading (K-6) and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)

Elementary Education (TSAP)

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Early Literacy (P-5) and Reading (K-6)

Engineering Technology Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Technology Education (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

English Education

Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Language Arts (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

French – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in French (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

German – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in German (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Inclusion Program: Elementary Education and Special Education (P-12)

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Elementary Generalist (K-6), Reading (K-6), Early Literacy (P-5), Mild Intervention (P-12), Intense Intervention (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)

Japanese – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Japanese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Mathematics Education

Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mathematics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Science Education

  • Biology
    Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Life Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
  • Chemistry
    Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chemistry (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
  • Earth/Space Science
    Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Earth-Space Education (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
  • Physics
    Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Physics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Social Studies Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Economics (5-12), Government and Citizenship (5-12), Historical Perspectives (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Spanish – Education Track

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Spanish (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)

Special Education: Mild and Intense Intervention (P-12)

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (P-12), Intense Intervention (P-12), Early Literacy (P-5), Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)

Visual Arts Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Fine Arts: Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)

Visual Arts Design Education

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Fine Arts: Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)

Applied Behavior Analysis

English Language Learners (P-12)

High Ability (P-12)

Special Education

Reading (K-6)

Early Literacy (P-5)

Ti-BOT

Psychology

Sociology

Graduate Programs

*English Language Learners

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to a REPA 3 license addition for Teachers of English Learners (P-12).

*High Ability (Gifted & Talented)

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to a REPA 3 license addition for High Ability (P-12)

Initial Licensure

Advanced Licensure

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 license in the candidates chosen content area (5-12) The online TTT content areas available are:

  • Business Education (5-12)
  • Career and Technical Education:
    • Agriculture (5-12)
    • Business Information and Technology (5-12)
    • Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12)
    • Health Science Education (5-12)
    • Marketing (5-12)
    • Trade and Industrial Education (5-12)
  • Computer Science (5-12)
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Fine Arts:
    • Instrumental and General Music (5-12)
    • Theatre Arts (5-12)
    • Visual Arts (P-12)
    • Vocal and General Music (5-12)
  • Health Education (5-12)
  • Journalism (5-12)
  • Language Arts (including speech and English) (5-12)
  • Mathematics (5-12)
  • Physical Education (5-12)
  • Science Education:
    • Chemistry (5-12)
    • Earth/Space Science (5-12)
    • Life Science
    • Physical Science
    • Physics (5-12)
  • Social Studies:
    • Economics (5-12)
    • Geographical Perspectives
    • Government and Citizenship (5-12)
    • Historical Perspectives (5-12)
    • Psychology (5-12)
    • Sociology (5-12)
  • World Languages:
    • Arabic (5-12)
    • American Sign Language
    • Chinese (5-12)
    • French (5-12)
    • German (5-12)
    • Italian (5-12)
    • Japanese (5-12)
    • Korean (5-12)
    • Latin (5-12)
    • Russian (5-12)
    • Spanish (5-12)
    • Other (5-12)

Fine Arts: Visual Arts (P-12)** Online TTT Licensure Program Coursework

Building Level Administrator

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Building Level Administrator License (P-12)

District Administrator: Director of Career/Technical

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 District Administrator: Director of Career and Technical Education License (P-12)

District Administrator: Superintendent

Licensure Program Coursework

Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 District Administrator: Superintendent License (P-12)

*These graduate level programs may only be added to a valid Indiana Instructional License. An Emergency Permit, Transition to Teaching Permit, Career Specialist Permit, Charter School License, or Workplace Specialist II are not applicable.

**Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial license (P-12)

***Blended and Online Teaching (P-12), Courses embedded into specified licensure programs